Ablerus chionaspidis (Howard, 1914)

Wang, Zhu Hong, Huang, Jian & Polaszek, Andrew, 2016, The species of genus Ablerus Howard (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Azotidae) from China, with description of a new species, Florida Entomologist 99 (3), pp. 395-405 : 398

3. Ablerus chionaspidis (Howard, 1914)

( Figs. 5–8 )

Azotus chionaspidis Howard, 1914:85 .

Holotype ♀. Japan: Tokyo ( USNM).

Azotus qadrii Agarwal, 1964: 328 .

Holotype ♀. Paratype 1 ♂. India: Aligarh ( ZDAMU) . Synonymy by Hayat, 1998: 130.

Azotus greatheadi Annecke & Insley, 1970: 234 .

Holotype ♀. Paratypes 29 ♀♀, 18 ♂♂. Uganda: Lugazi ( PPRI). Paratypes in BMNH and USNM .

Synonymy by Hayat, 1998: 130.

Ablerus chionaspidis (Howard, 1914) : Hayat, 1994: 84.

MATERIAL

China. Fujian: 1 ♀, Shaxian, 1982, Nai-Quan Lin, by sweeping (FAFU); 2 ♀♀, Fuzhou, Jinshan, 22-VIII-1985, Nai-Quan Lin, by sweeping ( FAFU); 1 ♂, Longyan, 14-VII-1986, Gao-Sheng Liu, by sweeping ( FAFU); 1 ♂, Zhangping, 17-VII-1986, Gao-Sheng Liu, by sweeping ( FAFU); 1 ♀, 1 ♂, Fuzhou, Jinshan, 1987, Nai-Quan Lin, by yellow pan trap; 1 ♀, Fuzhou, Forest Park, 25-VII-1989, Zhi-Shan Wu, by sweeping ( FAFU).

HOSTS

The following hosts have been recorded: Diaspididae : Chionaspis difficilis , (Howard 1914; Mercet 1922); Aulacaspis pentagona, (Mercet 1922) ; Aonidiella orientalis on Eugenia jambolana , Duplachionaspis sp. on Dichantium annulatum,? Melanaspis glomeratus on sugar cane, ( Hayat 1998).

DISTRIBUTION

China (Fujian), Uganda, Japan, India.

Figures

Figs. 5–8. Ablerus chionaspidis (female). 5. Antenna; 6. forewing; 7. mesosoma; 8. ovipositor.